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Labour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, defeating Zack Polanski

Sagal Abdi-Wali has held Keir Starmer's former seat for Labour, defeating the Green Party leader in a contest seen as an early test for Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

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Polanski challenges Labour's decades-long hold on Holborn seat

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Voter reporting reveals divisions ahead of Thursday's election

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Greens brace for defeat as bookmakers favour Labour

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Voting opens in contest for Starmer's former seat

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Polls close as Labour seeks to retain constituency

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Abdi-Wali declared winner with 12,292 votes for Labour

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10 articles

  1. Holborn and St Pancras by-election results in full: Labour beats Green leader Polanski to win Starmer’s old seat
    The Independent
  2. Holborn and St Pancras byelection loss will disappoint Greens – but there may also be relief
    Guardian Politics
  3. Labour Holds Off Green Party in Election for Starmer’s Former London Seat
    NYT World News
  4. U.K. PM Burnham's Labour fends off left-wing Greens in local election
    The Hindu
  5. WATCH IN FULL: Sagal Abdi-Wali's victory speech after defeating Zack Polanski in Holborn & St Pancras
    Home | GB News

13 articles

  1. Polls close in Holborn and St Pancras byelection as Labour hopes to retain seat
    Guardian Politics
  2. Polls close in Holborn as Zack Polanski mounts bid to defeat Labour in Keir Starmer's ex-seat
    Home | GB News
  3. Holborn and St Pancras by-election: Polls to close in contest to replace Keir Starmer as MP
    BBC - Home
  4. London voters go to polls for Holborn and St Pancras by-election - Al Jazeera
    Al Jazeera
  5. London voters go to polls for Holborn and St Pancras by-election
    Al Jazeera

8 articles

  1. Labour and Greens in key fight over Starmer's seat - RTE.ie
    RTE.ie
  2. The Greens may yet win in Holborn and St Pancras – but what happened to the party set to ‘replace’ Labour?
    Latest news, sport and opinion from the Guardian
  3. UK poll tracker: Latest voting intention ahead of Holborn and St Pancras by-election
    The Independent
  4. Greens braced for loss in Keir Starmer’s old seat in London
    Financial Times World
  5. UK PM Burnham’s Labour Party faces challenge from Greens in Starmer’s old seat - Internazionale
    Internazionale

5 articles

  1. ‘I’m voting anti-Starmer’: Holborn and St Pancras divided as Polanski eyes former PM’s seat in crucial by-election
    The Independent
  2. Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat - Al Jazeera
    Al Jazeera
  3. Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat
    Al Jazeera
  4. Who is standing in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election?
    The Independent
  5. Pro-Palestine Greens challenge Labour’s grip on Starmer’s former seat - aljazeera.com
    aljazeera.com